Information on the penalty for escape from prison [BGR15532.E]

Attached please find Articles 297, 298, 299 and 300 of the Bulgarian Penal Code which describe the different types of escape from prison and the penalties for each.

This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

References


Bulgaria. Penal Code. 1987. Sofia: Ministry of Justice.

Attachments

Bulgaria. Penal Code. 1987. Sofia: Ministry of Justice, p. 70.